Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Eventually, the RIAA itself got involved, sending a cease and desist letter to Hitpiece on February 4. The same day that the RIAA sent its cease and deist letter to Hitpiece, Nike filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against reseller StockX over Nike-themed NFTs. Shades of Napster. The current standard is not tenable.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 9, 2022

In their statement, Julian Zehetmayer said, “We’ve obviously got this great mainstream brand that everybody’s nostalgic about. Even as the NFT market has grown to billions of dollars, public perception remains very low. The company ceased operations after the RIAA sent them a cease and desist letter.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Lawsuits around these particular issues are rare and the disputes that do arise typically are handled through cease and desist letters or takedown notices. They are part fashion, part artwork, part branding and part character. Halloween costumes sit at an interesting and muddled intersection between copyright and trademark law.

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